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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-318

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Availability of Funds

[52 Pa.B. 1280]
[Saturday, February 26, 2022]

 The Department of Education, Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education announces the availability, on a competitive basis, of approximately $15 million in grant funds to be awarded under sections 225 and 231 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.A. §§ 3305 and 3321), combined with approximately $7.4 million in grant funds to be awarded under the Pennsylvania Adult and Family Literacy Education Act (24 P.S. §§ 6401—6409) for adult basic education in this Commonwealth.

 The purpose of this funding is to create a partnership among the Federal government, states and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, to assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency; assist adults who are parents or family members in obtaining the education and skills that are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children, and lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family; assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and transitioning to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways; and assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in improving their reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills in English and their mathematics skills, and in acquiring an understanding of the American system of government, individual freedom and the responsibilities of citizenship.

 Further details regarding this funding opportunity will be posted to the Division of Adult Education Grant Competitions webpage at https://bit.ly/PAGrantCompetitions as they become available.

NOE ORTEGA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-318. Filed for public inspection February 25, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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